Judge blocks campaign finance violation charges against AG

Campaign finance charges against Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne have hit a roadblock. A judge has ruled the case was mishandled. 

Secretary of State asks to be dropped from Arpaio recall lawsuit

Arizona’s top election official wants out of a suit over an attempt to recall Maricopa County’s top lawman. 

Bennett testifies in D.C. on voter registration offenses, ineligible voters

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett was a witness Wednesday at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the state of the right to vote.

Election canvas to be signed today

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett will sign the election canvas this morning at the state capitol museum in Phoenix.

Secretary of State wants to improve, not scrap, Arizona's election system

As the ballot count wraps up in Arizona, Secretary of State Ken Bennett is getting ready to review the state’s election system and find ways to improve it -- but Bennett has made clear he doesn’t want to simply start over. 

Arizona Secretary of State accuses nine people of double voting in 2008

Arizona’s Secretary of State marked National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday by announcing outreach efforts and alleged voter fraud. 

Difference in tax measure’s language deemed minor error

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said he would not put a sales tax measure on the ballot because paper and electronic language differed. Early Wednesday morning a Maricopa County Superior Court judge decided that it was a minor error and that the measure is valid.

Sales tax initiative backers sue Secretary of State

Backers of a sales tax increase are scheduled to go to court Wednesay morning to save months of work from being invalidated. 

U.S. Supreme Court denies Arizona stay on voter registration issue

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Arizona’s request to temporarily block a lower court’s ruling affecting voter registration. That decision said federal laws supersede state laws. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

Arizona Secretary of State receives confirmation from Hawaii on birth certificate

It looks like President Obama's name will appear on the Arizona ballot in November. 

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